Karen entered the real estate business in 1988 when she became licensed as an Illinois Realtor. Since then she has expanded her title from agent to broker in 1994, and has received multiple designations and awards including Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Graduate of the Realtor Institute (GRI), Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES), and Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE), Chicago Association of Realtors Gold, Silver and Bronze Eagle awards, and HomeGain Midwest Region Top Producing Agent. Karen is consistently ranked in the top one percent of the 13,000 members of the Chicago Association of Realtors. Only 2% of the over one million Realtors have the designations that Karen holds. She specializes in

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1988 Licensed as an Illinois real estate agent
1993 Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
1994 Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR)
1994 Illinois Broker License
1995 Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
1995-2002, 2007-2008 RE/MAX Platinum Club
1997 Chicago Assoc. of Realtors Gold Transaction Award, Silver Volume Award
1997 RE/MAX Hall of Fame
2000 Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
2000 At Home With Diversity
2002 Chicago Association of Realtors, Bronze Volume & Transaction Awards
2004 Chicago Association of Realtors, Bronze Transaction Award
2007-10 Chicago Assoc. of Realtors Government Affairs Committee
2007-08 Chicago Assoc. of Realtors Professional Standards Committee
2007-10 HomeGain Advisors Council
2008 #8 Agent in RE/MAX Northern Illinois
2009 Certified Distressed